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Able Seaman Lily Hardin waves off an Army ARH-Tiger as it takes off from the deck of HMAS Adelaide near Townsville during Exercise Sea Wader. Photo by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel.
Australian Australian Army News Royal Australian Navy 

Army helicopters practice Navy deck landings

05/11/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2225 Views 0 Comments

Three different Army helicopter types have trained to land on the deck of HMAS Adelaide in time for potential natural-disaster relief ops.

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An Australian Army ARH Tiger helicopter lands on Pikelot Island in Micronesia. The SOS message of the stricken sailors can be seen on the beach. ADF photo.
Australian Australian Army News Overseas Pacific Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Canberra finds fishermen lost at sea

03/08/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6278 Views 0 Comments

HMAS Canberra and its embarked aviation assets assisted in locating three fishermen who had been missing for nearly three days in Micronesia last week.

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Australian News Science & Technology 

Australian Space Agency partners with Airbus

27/09/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2734 Views 0 Comments Australian Space Agency

The Australian Space Agency (ASA) today signed a statement of strategic intent with European manufacturing giant Airbus, representing a significant

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Aussie pilot Matt Barker has become the first pilot in the world to achieve 1000 flight hours on both the ARH Tiger and MRH90 Taipan. Airbus photo.
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Aussie pilot sets Airbus world record

12/09/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3940 Views 0 Comments ARH Tiger, MRH-90

Airbus qualified flight instructor Matt Barker has become the first pilot in the world to achieve 1000 flight hours on

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Exercise Chong Ju 2015

15/11/2015 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6280 Views 0 Comments Chong Ju

Exercise Chong Ju is an annual live fire training exercise conducted at the Australian Army’s Combined Arms Training Centre at

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Tiger and Taipan helicopters, Globemaster and Super Hornets - all expected at Brisbane's Riverfire on Saturday 26 September 2015.
Australian Australian Army News 

See helicopters in Brisbane on Wednesday 23 Sept

22/09/201512/10/2015 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5538 Views 0 Comments Riverfire

WHAT:           Army helicopters from the Army Aviation Centre Oakey will rehearse for their Riverfire display on Saturday WHERE:        Over western

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Australian Army Commandos parachute out of a Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules during Exercise Northern Shield 2015.
Australian News 

ADF deploy to resource-rich north west

20/09/201512/10/2015 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6014 Views 0 Comments North West Shelf, north-west Australia, Northern Shield

About 1000 ADF personnel have started to deploy to Exmouth to test short-notice security response arrangements in our resource-rich north west.

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